High-water mark
669.7028
career-best overall
93.0% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 669.7028 at The Harpoon Championships of New England BBQ — 93.0% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Jul 26, 2013
BIG BONED BBQ
BIG BONED BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2015. Their best overall finish is 5th of 31 at The Harpoon Championships of New England BBQ (2013). They are ranked #3345 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1497
peak 1520 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Jul 20, 2013
latest Jul 25, 2015 · 2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
1
14% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 56%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
631.25 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 637.09 (-5.84)
Walk rate
43%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±15.15
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 161.70 · weakest Pork Ribs (156.15)
Road miles
596
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 145 mi
Schedule strength
25%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1535)
Master avg
637.09 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to BIG BONED BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
108 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,344 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1497
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,348 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
Level with BIG BONED BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,346 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1504
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careers#3,359 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1511
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,362 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1501
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,363 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1506
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rogue Hog BBQ | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| QUE AND A HALF MEN | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| STUBBORN BULL BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| THE BASIC BBQ TEAM | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| MEAT @ SLIMS | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| THE 5TH ARTERY | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| INSANE SWINE BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| CAN U SMELL MY PITS BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 170.8800 | 151.9772 | 161.70 | top 50% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 165.6800 | 147.4172 | 156.15 | top 65% |
| Pork | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 170.2856 | 147.3828 | 160.72 | top 47% |
| Brisket | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 166.3200 | 139.9316 | 158.52 | top 49% |
“Calls” = top-10 category finishes (getting called to the stage). Scores here are the final weighted totals KCBS publishes; per-criterion appearance/taste/tenderness marks aren’t in the public results feed.
By field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 63% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 48% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harpoon Championships of New England BBQ | 2 | 23 | 0 | top 77% | Jul 25, 2015 |
| Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest | 2 | 12 | 0 | top 45% | Sep 13, 2014 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2014
3 contests
Contests a season
2.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
VT
3 of 7 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
5
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
127
finished ahead 116 times, behind 141
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20151 milestone
- Most recent contest Harpoon Championships of New England BBQ
20137 milestones
- First tracked contest Wakefield Rotary Campus CookOff & State BBQ Championships
- First call The Harpoon Championships of New England BBQ
- First overall top-10 The Harpoon Championships of New England BBQ
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score669.7028 The Harpoon Championships of New England BBQ
- Career-best overall score669.7028 The Harpoon Championships of New England BBQ
- Career-best single call (Chicken)170.8800 The Harpoon Championships of New England BBQ
- Peak power rating (1520) Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +12.4 | The Harpoon Championships of New England BBQ | Jul 26, 2013 |
| +7.4 | Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest | Sep 14, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.6 | Wakefield Rotary Campus Cook Off & State BBQ Championships | Jul 18, 2014 |
| -8.4 | Harpoon Championships of New England BBQ | Jul 25, 2015 |
| -3.6 | Harpoon Championships of New England BBQ | Jul 25, 2014 |
| -2.1 | Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest | Sep 13, 2014 |
| -0.4 | Wakefield Rotary Campus CookOff & State BBQ Championships | Jul 20, 2013 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 86% | 87.7% | 87.7% |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 70% | 87.8% | 87.1% |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 67% | top 33% | 93% | 90.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 25, 2015 | Harpoon Championships of New England BBQ Windsor, VT | 30 / 35 (631.3832) | 18 (166.2972) | 24 (158.8460) | 34 (147.3828) | 22 (158.8572) |
| Sep 13, 2014 | Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest Harvard, MA | 26 / 43 (617.6344) | 20 (160) | 28 (153.7144) | 14 (163.9884) | 41 (139.9316) |
| Jul 25, 2014 | Harpoon Championships of New England BBQ Windsor, VT | 23 / 34 (630.8344) | 18 (161.1200) | 32 (147.4172) | 22 (155.9772) | 6 (166.3200) |
| Jul 18, 2014 | Wakefield Rotary Campus Cook Off & State BBQ Championships Kingston, RI | 27 / 33 (631.8968) | 31 (151.9772) | 24 (155.9656) | 16 (162.8456) | 20 (161.1084) |
| Sep 14, 2013 | Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest Harvard, MA | 12 / 42 (644.4912) | 14 (162.8228) | 32 (151.9428) | 10 (165.1428) | 6 (164.5828) |
| Jul 26, 2013 | The Harpoon Championships of New England BBQ Windsor, VT | 5 / 31 (669.7028) | 3 (170.8800) | 9 (165.6800) | 4 (170.2856) | 11 (162.8572) |
| Jul 20, 2013 | Wakefield Rotary Campus CookOff & State BBQ Championships Kingston, RI | 25 / 46 (633.6916) | 28 (158.8228) | 22 (159.4516) | 24 (159.4400) | 26 (155.9772) |